Renaissance Stained Glass: Archive

The move is complete!

RSG has just moved from Unit 18, 51 Leighton Place Hornsby. Consultation is now by appointment only so please call or email us with your enquiry. We may also be appearing at selected markets in the near future so please keep your eye out for details.

Feb 16th

Dec 16th

Opening Hours

We will have the studio open to the public 10-6pm Friday 16th December 10-2pm Saturday 17th December We are happy to see people by appointment throughout the week until 23rd December. Merry Christmas

Dec 16th

Christmas/ New Year Sale

It’s official: the studio at Leighton Place will be closed after 4th February 2012. After which time we will no longer have a showroom open to the public. The good news is everything’s on sale (because the less there is to move the better!) All DISPLAY DOORS & JOINERY are up for grabs on very much a first in best dressed basis. Any JEWELLERY that is left has all got to be...

Dec 11th

The Price of Art

“…in 1878, when in the course of a libel suit he had brought against a critic, the painter James McNeill Whistler was challenged to justify the high price of his work. When asked by opposing counsel whether he really charged purchasers of his paintings the large sum of 200 guineas for the labor of just two days, Whistler replied, “No, I ask it for the knowledge of a lifetime.”...

Sep 27th

Renaissance Stained Glass - the CV

As I look through the website undertaking a routine copy update I’m reminded of how fortunate we are to have such wonderful clientele. Below is a brief list of some of the commercial clients we are proud to have provided services for. Our domestic clientele are also among some of Sydney’s most cultured, educated and generally fabulous people but of course their details remain...

May 18th

FB photo's and links

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.414704866610.200652.48925251610&l=d8875b97aaAs we no longer have the online shopping facility and the jewellery has not as yet been added to the gallery I thought I’d post this link to our FB photo album. There are lots of pic’s and posts on FB which you can hook up to if you’re a FB user. Either follow this link or next time...

May 6th

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A catch up

Despite best intentions time has yet again gotten away from us. The studio has been busy with Hunter Baillie restorations whilst keeping up the usual flow of domestic repairs and restorations, a couple of new panels and a couple of large scale domestic commissions are in design. The team continues to be busy outside of the studio as well all working hard at our studies. Sean is roughly half way...

Apr 26th

Hunter Baillie - the next leg

This year the Hunter Baillie restorations begin with the hall. (stained glass restorations anyway) We’re very pleased that a benefactor has come forward to repair the windows in the creche and we have met the difference. The team are onsite getting that underway as I write. Back to the site… www.rsg.net.au

Mar 23rd

Leadlight & copperfoil class update

Rapidly approaching week 3 of term 1. Good work on your glass cutting everyone! Getting there :) Follow the links to enrol now for the following: Fundamentals (8 weeks from Tuesday 10th May) Refine your technique [Intermediate] (8weks from Thursday 12th May) Stained Glass Design (Saturday 5th March or Saturday 28th May)

Feb 27th

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The long & the short of second hand leadlight or...

Many people are keen to salvage second hand stained glass or leadlight for it’s historical significance or relevance to their property. When you are doing this there are a few things to consider: All pieces of second hand leadlight are not necessarily old or significant. The process of selecting worthy pieces requires some amount of skill and knowledge. Some panels that appear to have...

Feb 18th

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What's a commission and how does it work?

Just been chatting with a couple of new clients and realised this information should be on the site but is not so I’ll pop it here for now. There is no such thing as “off the shelf” stained glass. Every piece is hand made to fit the hole in which it shall reside. There is a long discussion about “second hand” or “antique” panels that could go here but I...

Feb 18th

February - Stained Glass in reflection

Hello all, Thought I’d start adding a breif monthly update here. Courses for term 1 are underway. Still got a few spots if you’re really quick (that is before next Tuesday which will be week 2 of the course) otherwise enrollments for term 2 can be taken now. Links can be found in the post about three down from here. Just met a lovelly lady from Hornsby Heights Public School who has...

Feb 17th

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Part two: Northbridge library window restoration

It has now been established that the circular window installed in place of the “louvre ventilator”is still in the building (due for restoration later in the project). This is the 5 ft diameter panel purchased for 10 pound from St Andrew’s, Longueville, in June 1929. I have now tracked down “St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Longueville: silver jubilee celebrations...

Feb 8th

Jan 24th

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Northbridge Library restoration.

The following was originally published in our old blog on 5th April 2009. I have copied it in here for enthusiasts of Sydney’s heritage stained glass or stained glass heritage. This work was undertaken by Renaissnace Stained Glass for Willoughby Council.It is very early days in the historical search for truth regarding the origins of the stained glass panels currently under restoration in...

Jan 24th

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Courses for Term 1

We now run 3 courses in partnership with Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Community College. Fundamentals is a course for beginners and introduces leadlight and copper foil construction. Learn the basic techniques of stained glass and copper foil. In this course you will build both a simple leadlight panel and a piece of three dimensional copper foil work. This course focuses on introducing you to the process...

Jan 20th

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And we're up and running.

Happy New Year all! We finally have the new site up and running although we’re still working through some things. Certainly much of the copy is yet to have its final edit and the gallery function is working though the organising and uploading of images has again not been completed. Just thrilled to be functional again. Sean in particular is about to get busy here. We hope you enjoy his...

Jan 20th

Lastest pics from St.Denise glass restoration.

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Oct 21st

MasterClass with Sean Hardingham

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Oct 21st

Preliminary sketches of Mary McKillop now online!

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Oct 21st